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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4658 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4658

To amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in 
 the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by 
   employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 2, 2026

  Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in 
 the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by 
   employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parkinson's Protection for 
Firefighters Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN LIST OF ILLNESSES AND 
              DISEASES DEEMED TO BE PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY EMPLOYMENT IN 
              FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

    Section 8143b(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Diseased'' and 
        inserting ``Diseases'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``activedate'' and 
        inserting ``active date''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (P) 
                as subparagraphs (M) through (Q), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the 
                following:
                    ``(L) Parkinson's disease.''.
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Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act

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